Module 9 Population Unit 3 language in use 英文版教案-2024-2025学年外研版八年级英语上册

课题 外研版八年级上册英语Module 9 Population Unit 3 language in use 教案 班级 备课教师 课型 课时 1 一、Teaching aims 1. Knowledge aims • Students will be able to review and master the key vocabulary and expressions related to population, such as “population”, “increase”, “million”, “billion”, etc. • Students will be able to understand and use the present perfect tense correctly, especially the sentence patterns “have/has + past participle” and “ever, never, just, already, yet”. 2. Ability aims • Students will be able to talk about population problems and express their opinions and suggestions in English. • Students will be able to read and understand graphs and charts about population and extract the necessary information. • Students will be able to write a short passage about population problems and solutions. 3. Emotional aims • Students will be aware of the seriousness of the population problem and the importance of controlling population growth. • Students will develop a sense of responsibility to take actions to protect the environment and balance the population. 二、Teaching key and difficult points 1. Key points • Review and consolidate the vocabulary and grammar related to population. • Master the usage of the present perfect tense. 2. Difficult points • Distinguish the differences between the present perfect tense and the simple past tense. • Use the language learned to describe and discuss population problems and solutions accurately and fluently. 三、Teaching methods 1. Task-based teaching method: Design various tasks to help students practice and master the language. 2. Communicative teaching method: Encourage students to communicate and express their ideas in English. 3. Cooperative learning method: Arrange group activities to promote students' cooperation and interaction. 四、Teaching aids Multimedia equipment, blackboard, chalk, handouts 五、Teaching procedures Step 1: Warming up (5 minutes) 1. Greet the students and have a free talk about the population of their hometown or a big city they know. T: Hello, everyone! Today we are going to continue our study of population. First, let's talk about the population of your hometown or a big city you know. How many people live there? S1: My hometown has about 500,000 people. S2: I know Beijing has a huge population. It's more than 20 million. 2. Show some pictures of crowded cities and ask students to describe what they see. T: Now, look at these pictures. What can you see? How do you feel? S3: I can see many people and traffic jams. It looks very crowded and noisy. S4: There are too many buildings and not enough space. Step 2: Revision (10 minutes) 1. Review the key vocabulary and expressions related to population by playing a word game. Show some words on the screen and ask students to spell them quickly or give their meanings. T: Let's play a word game to review the vocabulary. Look at this word, "population". How do you spell it? S5: P-O-P-U-L-A-T-I-O-N T: Good! What does it mean? S6: It means the number of people living in a particular area. 2. Review the present perfect tense by asking students some questions and having them answer in complete sentences. T: Have you ever been to a crowded place? S7: Yes, I have. I have ever been to a shopping mall on weekends. It was very crowded. T: Has your hometown changed a lot in the past few years? S8: Yes, it has. There have been more buildings and better roads. Step 3: Grammar practice (10 minutes) 1. Present some sentences using the present perfect tense and the simple past tense and ask students to compare and analyze the differences. T: Look at these two sentences. "I have lived in this city for five years." and "I lived in this city five years ago." What are the differences? S9: The first sentence uses the present perfect tense and it emphasizes the connection between the past and the present. The second sentence uses the simple past tense and it only talks about a past event. T: Excellent! So when do we use the present perfect tense and when do we use the simple past tense? 2. Give students some exercises to practice using the present perfect tense and the simple past tense. They can work individually or in pairs. Exercise: Choose the correct tense to complete the following sentences. (1) I __________ (visit) the Great Wall before. (2) She __________ (come) to school late yesterday. (3) They __________ (not finish) their homework yet. Step 4: Reading and speaking (10 minutes) 1. Show a graph or chart about the population growth of a country or the world and ask students to read and discuss the information in groups. T: Now, look at this graph. It shows the population growth of a country. Work in groups and discuss the following questions: • What is the trend of the population growth? • What problems might this cause? • What can we do to solve these problems? 2. Invite some groups to share their ideas and have a class discussion. Group 1: We think the population is increasing rapidly. This might cause problems like shortage of resources and environmental pollution. T: Good point. What solutions do you suggest? Group 1: We can encourage people to have fewer children and develop new energy sources. Step 5: Writing (10 minutes) 1. Ask students to write a short passage about the population problem in their hometown or a place they know and suggest some solutions. They can refer to the information and ideas discussed before. T: Now, it's time to write. Write a passage about the population problem in your hometown or a place you know. Include the problem, its effects and your suggestions. You have 8 minutes. 2. After writing, ask some students to read their passages aloud and the others give comments and suggestions. Step 6: Summary and Homework (5 minutes) 1. Summarize the key points of this lesson, including the vocabulary, grammar and the topic of population. 2. Assign homework: Ask students to search for more information about population problems and solutions on the Internet and prepare for a presentation in the next class. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$